Piranha Challenge

The Piranha Challenge (referred to in the main menu as Challenge II) is a game mode in Wipeout 2097. It is one of the two arcade challenge modes that fill the place of Tournaments in the game. It is named after the secret team, Piranha.

Gameplay

The Piranha Challenge is unlocked after the player acquires a gold medal on Vostok Island and Spilskinanke, which also supersedes the Phantom Challenge. This challenge is an eight-race series where the player races on all eight tracks at Phantom class. The rules for qualification for the next race are the same as in the Phantom Challenge.

The first six tracks can give the player some trouble, having never raced them at this speed class. But after the player successfully completes these tracks, they can enter the last two tracks with some ease as they already know when to turn and what strategy to use.

Completing this challenge unlocks Phantom class for the six standard tracks, and Rapier class for Vostok Island and Spilskinanke, as well as the Piranha team.

Trivia

• Completing the Piranha Challenge will play a cutscene declaring the player the F5000 champion. Therefore, this cutscene can be treated as the ending cutscene.